Pierre Poilievre and Erin O’Toole will run for Conservative leadership, sources say
Candidates hoping to have a shot at winning the race will need to decide whether to run by mid-January, according to Lisa Raitt, who is co-chairing the leadership race organizing committee. The Conservative Party is choosing its leader on June 27. Raitt has said the short race time was chosen as a result of the current minority government, which could fall and trigger an early election. In that case, she said, the new leader would need to be prepared.
As for who else might run for the leadership, multiple names have emerged as politicians and pundits carve out the names of the people they hope to see run – including Rona Ambrose and Peter MacKay.
Former NDP Leader Tom Mulcair has said former Quebec premier Jean Charest is considering a bid. High-profile Tories Michelle Rempel Garner and Candice Bergen also have yet to shoot down a potential run.